Towelhead
Aka 'Nothing Is Private'. Writer Alan Ball ('American Beauty', 'Six Feet Under') makes his directorial debut with this controversial adaptation of Alicia Erian's novel about teen Arab-American Jasira. Sent to live with her strict Lebanese father after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother's boyfriend, Jasira struggles to find her place amongst the racism and hypocrisy around her. Confronting, thought-provoking, and seeded with Ball's characteristic black humour, this is a highly-charged drama with a fine cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello and astonishing newcomer Summer Bishil.
Year: 2007
Genre: Drama, Based on..., Black Humour, Dysfunctional Families, Racial Intolerance, Drama
Country: USA
Director: Alan Ball
Starring: Summer Bishil, Peter Macdissi, Maria Bello, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Eugene Jones, Chase Ellison, Gemmenne de la Pena
Duration: 111 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Offensive language, sexual material and other content that may offend
7/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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